Classic festival fashion inspiration

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In this picture taken in 1967, Anita Pallenberg accessorised her tie-front cotton top with layered necklaces - a rope lariat and a tribal necklace made up of claws, teeth, coins and semi-precious stones.

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Channel the Riviera's own fashion icon: Brigitte Bardot's girly gingham top - worn with sun-kissed skin, a gold chain and a retro hat - will be perfect at Lovebox (among the vintage-friendly crowd), or at Bestival - where fashionable dressing up is au fait.

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In the Seventies, Bianca Jagger worked a romantic look in an off-the-shoulder, lace-trimmed dress.

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We love the OTT look that Cher wore to perform on The Glen Campbell Show in 1973. Of course, now, we'd separate the pieces and wear the top over a rock T-shirt and jeans, or team the flares with a contrasting print.

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In 1979, Debbie Harry needed little more than a white mini dress, worn over red trousers, to complement her trademark bleach blonde hair.

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On stage in 1980, Debbie Harry went for a statement T-shirt and blue leggings.

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In 1978, Debbie Harry was working double denim, with fierce smokey eyes, a simple gold necklace and a black studded bracelet on her wrist.

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In 1976, when this photo was taken, Fleetwood Mac were at the top of the charts - and the fashion stakes. Channel the breezy boho looks worn by Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks at Latitude - one of this year's most free-spirited festivals.

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Knot a white T-shirt under your bust and wear with white palazzo pants and a pair of Chloe's red ballet flats to emulate Jane Birkin's look in this photo, taken in 1970. Then steer clear of mud.

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The boho mini dress and jewelled medallion necklace that Jane Birkin wore in 1968 to promote her film, Wonderwall, would be perfect for sunny festivals like Primavera in Barcelona or Croatia’s Garden Festival.

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The Peter Golding leather dress that Jerry Hall modelled in 1975 would have looked at home on Roberto Cavalli’s spring/summer 2011 catwalk. It was styled with wooden bead bracelets, feather earrings and a feathered headdress.

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For a performance in the Sixties, Janis Joplin wore a floral peasant blouse tucked into a suede skirt. She completed her look with a brass bell tied through a belt loop and lots of long, layered bead necklaces.

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Joni Mitchell kept things simple at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, dressing up a simple knitted dress with a chain belt.

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A close-up of Marianne Faithfull's dress worn at the Rolling Stone’s concert.

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We love the embroidered silk blouse and wooden beads that Mia Farrow wore when she returned to New York after a visit to India in 1968.

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Patti Smith tied a silk scarf around her hair and wore black leather trousers, a micro-dot jacket and a T-shirt for her performance at London’s Rock Garden in 1977.

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Twiggy stripped off to reveal a terry towelling bikini in 1967. We’ll be following her lead on hot festival afternoons spent beside the lake at Port Eliot.

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In 1968, Vanessa Redgrave gave a performance in a psychedelic mini dress whose spots had been given the sparkle treatment with a smattering ofsequins.

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